Where does “-ie” come from?
-ie (Polish) comes from Old Polish -ie, from Proto-Slavic -ę, from Proto-Indo-European -ę.
Ancestry of “-ie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Polish | -ie | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | -ę | Forms nouns for young animals and other... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -ę | — |